Recovering from injuries and surgeries. In the midst of a stale feud with Kane. Unhappy with his Royal Rumble booking and subsequent plans going into WrestleMania. Sound familiar? It was a year ago this time that we saw CM Punk in the Royal Rumble, and for the last time in a WWE ring. We all know the next night on RAW, CM Punk went into Vince McMahon's office and walked out on the company. We came to find out that he was suffering through some serious injuries, he did not like his storyline with Kane and exit from the Rumble, and his dreams of headlining a WrestleMania were not going to happen. Unfortunately, Daniel Bryan is facing the same obstacles that CM Punk faced last year. Upon his return to the WWE two weeks ago, Daniel Bryan has had a series of matches with Kane, which the audience has grown tired of. He seemed to be one of the favorites to win the Royal Rumble, but instead was eliminated nearly five minutes after entering. Reports detailed that Bryan was visibly upset backstage upon his exit from the match. The crowd became unruly as they chanted for Daniel Bryan. The WWE faced severe backlash from that point forward. The WWE failed their audience once again at the Royal Rumble pay-per-view. After being gone for months and healing from major neck surgery, they had the chance to capitalize on Bryan's return. A win at the Royal Rumble would get him into the main event at WrestleMania and back into the WWE Championship picture again. Below are 6 erie similarities between CM Punk's exit last year, and Daniel Bryan's current situation, which may lead him to quit the WWE.
